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C/2011 S2 (Kowalski)

Basic Information of C/2011 S2 (Kowalski)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.116034
Eccentricity 0.931526
Inclination (deg) 17.555900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 288.024800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 192.236100
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 65.800257

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2011-10-18T05:12:46.080
Period (years) 65.800257

Magnitude

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Ephemeris

Date (UTC) RA (J2000) Dec (J2000) Δ (AU) Motion (arcsec/hr) Dir (deg) Nearest HIP Dist (arcmin)
2025-11-21 19:12:08.31 -22:17:27.9 25.049 4.44 81.7 HIP 94338 21.78
2025-11-22 19:12:15.91 -22:17:12.4 25.064 4.51 81.7 HIP 94338 21.64
2025-11-23 19:12:23.64 -22:16:56.7 25.078 4.58 81.7 HIP 94338 21.65
2025-11-24 19:12:31.48 -22:16:40.7 25.093 4.65 81.7 HIP 94338 21.81
2025-11-25 19:12:39.44 -22:16:24.5 25.107 4.72 81.7 HIP 94338 22.13
2025-11-26 19:12:47.51 -22:16:08.1 25.121 4.78 81.7 HIP 94510 22.59
2025-11-27 19:12:55.69 -22:15:51.5 25.135 4.85 81.7 HIP 94510 20.87
2025-11-28 19:13:03.99 -22:15:34.6 25.149 4.91 81.7 HIP 94510 19.17
2025-11-29 19:13:12.39 -22:15:17.6 25.162 4.97 81.7 HIP 94510 17.50
2025-11-30 19:13:20.89 -22:15:00.3 25.176 5.03 81.7 HIP 94510 15.88
2025-12-01 19:13:29.50 -22:14:42.8 25.189 5.09 81.7 HIP 94510 14.33
2025-12-02 19:13:38.21 -22:14:25.1 25.201 5.15 81.7 HIP 94510 12.90
2025-12-03 19:13:47.02 -22:14:07.2 25.214 5.20 81.7 HIP 94510 11.63
2025-12-04 19:13:55.92 -22:13:49.1 25.226 5.26 81.7 HIP 94510 10.61
2025-12-05 19:14:04.91 -22:13:30.8 25.238 5.31 81.7 HIP 94510 9.92
2025-12-06 19:14:13.99 -22:13:12.3 25.250 5.36 81.7 HIP 94510 9.65
2025-12-07 19:14:23.17 -22:12:53.7 25.262 5.36 81.7 HIP 94510 9.84